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[delboy]

the mighty green gartside has just released a new scritti politti album, its been given a very low key release (i only came across it by chance). this album, just his fourth in a career spanning over 25 years sees him working alone in his home studio to create 14 absolute gems. he's also been playing live for the first time in 26 years recently! he's right back to where it all started on rough trade. anyone else champion his work or am i alone on this one???

[Dave]

It got really good, in depth reviews in Uncut and Mojo , so the marketing strategy is probably just to appeal to discerning types rather than go down the Jools Holland/NME Legends path.

I'll probably pick it up tomorrow, I've been listening to Scritti Politti since I was eight. Too late to stop now.

[delboy]

glad i'm not the only one in here who appreciates green gartside, its more in the vein of 'songs to remember' and the early stuff and things have gone full circle with it being released on rough trade.

[Steve Temple]

Originally Posted by delboy

glad i'm not the only one in here who appreciates green gartside,

As everyone knows, The Sweetest Girl is one of the top 10 singles of all time. But this album was also reviewed in the Guardian, and it sounds a totally unnecessary purchase (although I didn't need them to tell me that).